Mynamar (Burma)- Cholera Outbreak in Pyay District

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Cholera Outbreak in Pyay District
By KAUNG MYAT MIN / THE IRRAWADDY| Friday, July 22, 2016 |

PYAY, Pegu Division ? A cholera outbreak in Pyay District of Pegu Division has hospitalized almost 100 people, according to the Pyay General Hospital, which is caring for those affected, half of whom are in a severe state.

The 500-bed hospital in the town of Pyay, the district capital, first received 15 patients suffering from diarrhea and low blood pressure on July 11. The hospital staff was not used to treating this particular mix of symptoms, said Dr. Tin Shun, the medical superintendent.

?I conducted a lab test together with a pathologist and the results aroused suspicion. So, we sent the test results to the national health laboratory [in Rangoon] and received an answer on Thursday confirming that it was cholera,? said Dr Tin Shun.

 

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Proactive measures failing to stem cholera outbreak in Pyay
By Myint Kay Thi | Thursday, 28 July 2016

Officials are trying to control an outbreak of cholera in Pyay township, Bago Region.

The outbreak started on July 11, according to data from Pyay General Hospital. Despite precautionary measures, chlorination drives and education campaigns, the tide of patients has not been staunched.

From July 11 to July 25, more than 144 people have arrived at Pyay General Hospital with severe diarrhoea, according to health officials. As of yesterday, 37 patients were receiving antibiotic treatment for the infection.

?Five new patients came to the hospital on July 25. In total, all five had the symptoms of cholera,? said U Kyaw Zay Ya, a regional MP (NLD; Phyu 2).

One patient, who had kidney disease, has died in the outbreak...